PIROI and its partner National Societies together manage 11 emergency warehouses in the south-west Indian Ocean, ensuring the priority needs of 45,000 people can be met in the event of a disaster. Such warehouse management requires highly accurate region-wide...
In an ongoing effort to renew its team of volunteers who raise awareness about natural risks as part of the Paré pas Paré project, PIROI regularly organises training on disaster risk reduction and prevention game facilitation. At the beginning of April a new training...
Through the “Flooded environments and life-saving techniques” training course, PIROI is actively preparing Reunion’s population to respond to flood risks. From 11 to 23 April, 240 people – including school students and members of the general public – took part in one...
As part of its Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategy for Reunion Island, PIROI supports the island’s local authorities in organising community preparedness and natural risk prevention actions. In February 2021, the partnership between the Commune of...
As part of its disaster risk reduction strategy, PIROI regularly develops new tools to bring a fresh perspective to its prevention and awareness-raising activities. In Reunion, the Paré pas Paré [“Ready or not?”] project has adopted an innovative approach in order to...
Since 2020 PIROI has partnered with the University of Reunion Island to establish and implement a Master’s degree in Risks and Environment at the University’s Le Tampon campus in the south. Following a successful first year, a new intake of students was accepted for...
